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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Obama Administration: We Never Mean a Word We Say
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:52 AM :: 3650 Views :: Health Care
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There was no delay…until there was. The Washington Post reported last night that March 31 is not, in fact, the final word....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Judge rules Thai workers were exploited, physically abused on Hawaii farms
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:09 AM :: 6468 Views :: Agriculture, Labor
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The federal civil case against Global Horizons has dragged on for years....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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'Land Power in the Pacific' Comes to Sheraton Waikiki
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 4820 Views :: Military
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The three-day program will highlight information warfare and cyber activities; leveraging training with technology; partnerships with nongovernmental organizations; humanitarian assistance and disaster response; and changes, challenges and opportunities in the Pacific strategic security environment....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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The 2014 Hawaii Medal of Honor Ceremony
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 4822 Views :: Military
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We can only hope that after 12 years of continuous military engagement, the U.S. military and the Hawaii ‘ohana may begin a period of peace....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Sen Sam Slom and Mike Hansen on Jones Act
By Video @ 1:00 AM :: 5252 Views :: Jones Act
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A group of Hawaii lawmakers are proposing a resolution that, if passed, would try to get Congress to allow foreign-built ships to carry cargo to Hawaii from the Mainland....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Hawaii to run out of cash reserves in 2016
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:51 AM :: 8575 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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Constitutionally, the state can only engage in annual deficit spending as long as there are enough cash reserves to absorb these deficits....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals Launches Honolulu Chapter
By News Release @ 12:21 AM :: 6686 Views :: Military, Small Business
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The Chapter Launch Ceremony will be held at the Hale Koa Hotel, 2055 Kalia Road, Honolulu, on Friday, April 4, 2014.....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Forced to Burn All its Federal Money, Health Connector Puts out RFP
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 4232 Views :: Health Care
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The Hawaii Health Connector seeks proposals from qualified bidders to provide professional marketing and communication services....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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The Cost of Regulating Biotechnology and Genetically-Engineered Food
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 4743 Views :: GMOs
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This spring, legislators in more than 20 U.S. states will consider proposals to mandate special labeling of genetically-engineered (GE) foods....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Healthcare Insurers Poised to Gouge Consumers and Providers Alike?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 3739 Views :: Health Care
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...consumers could see double-digit price hikes next year in states that fail to draw large numbers of [ACA] enrollees for 2014....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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INFOGRAPHIC: What Exactly This Hobby Lobby Case Is About
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:54 PM :: 3780 Views :: Health Care
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Today at the Supreme Court, some courageous Americans are standing up to Obamacare’s trampling of religious freedom....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii Tops List of Unaffordable Rentals
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 5736 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Out of Reach 2014 reveals the drastic difference between what renters need to earn to afford rent and what the average renter actually earns....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Connector Celebrates 4th Anniversary of Health Care Law, Urges Consumers to Apply
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 3931 Views :: Health Care
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Hawai‘i Health Connector is urging individuals and families to submit applications for health care coverage in a final push before the March 31 deadline....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 |
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Video: Are You Being Told The Truth About Plastic Bags?
By Video @ 12:45 AM :: 6503 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Watch our six minute movie and decide for yourself....
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Beyond Obamacare: Solving Hawaii's Healthcare Cost Problem
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 5183 Views :: Health Care
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Lloyd Lim details the pitfalls of organizing a 'Single Payer' healthcare insurance system in just one state....
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Heritage Foundation: Program offers HOPE for repeat drug offenders
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:50 PM :: 5557 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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In 2004, Judge Steven Alm had a Howard Beale moment in his Honolulu courtroom....
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Guilty: Physical abuse, exploitation, and barbaric security measures at Maui Pineapple
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 9750 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Ethics, Agriculture, Labor
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Kobayashi cited examples of physical abuse, exploitation, and barbaric security measures at Maui Pineapple Company's historic pineapple plantations and old worker dormitories where the Thai workers were forced to live and other abuses throughout Hawaii.
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Senate Informer: Life of a Bill
By Video @ 2:14 PM :: 4875 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Video traces a bill through Hawaii's legislative process....
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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Two Weeks after Price Fixing Settlement, Saltchuk Named 'World's Most Ethical' Company
By Andrew Walden @ 12:02 PM :: 7174 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act
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Like price fixing, 'thought leadership' is a pretty good gig...until you get caught....
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Monday, March 24, 2014 |
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A Timeline of Obamacare Delays in Pictures
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:10 AM :: 3770 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare is now four years old. But unlike most 4-year-olds, it still can’t walk on its own....
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Sunday, March 23, 2014 |
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Legislators Consider Permanent Hunt for Old Child Molesters--Except those Employed by Government
By Selected News Articles @ 10:21 PM :: 6914 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Religion
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Two dozen civil lawsuits have been filed during the past two years in what state lawmakers initially intended as a one-time opportunity....
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Sunday, March 23, 2014 |
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Kakaako: Sneaky Legislative Tactic of the Day
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 4714 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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If they do not have the votes, they will keep deferring the bill until they get the right mix of senators to pass the bill....
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Sunday, March 23, 2014 |
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If You Want a Tax Appeal, Beware the Weekend
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3663 Views :: Taxes
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Once in a while people fight with taxing agencies about their taxes....
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Saturday, March 22, 2014 |
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Ansaldo Breda Forced to Buy Back Defective Trainsets
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 PM :: 5214 Views :: Rail
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Under an agreement announced on March 17, AnsaldoBreda will take back all 16 V250s ordered by NS and return €125m to the operator....
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Saturday, March 22, 2014 |
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Mainland Homosexuals Laugh at Hawaii Single-Issue Candidates
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 7738 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Politicians, Republican Party
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If you're not ready to serve your constituents on a broad range of issues, you will lose. Your defeat will advance the gay agenda....
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Saturday, March 22, 2014 |
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Catch the Wave of HOPE with Nick Vujicic at Aloha Stadium
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 9579 Views :: Life, Religion
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Speaker brings anti-bullying message to isles: Nick Vujicic, born without arms or legs, will stop on Oahu, Maui and Kauai to begin a national tour....
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Saturday, March 22, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Rand Paul Gets Rousing Welcome at UC Berkeley
By Video @ 2:43 AM :: 8056 Views :: National News, First Amendment, Politicians, Republican Party
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Sen. Paul spoke about his class-action lawsuit against the Obama administration and the National Security Agency....
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Saturday, March 22, 2014 |
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Video: Freedom and Film
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:52 AM :: 5987 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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interview with Chuck Boller, Director Emeritus of the Hawaii International Film Festival....
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Saturday, March 22, 2014 |
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March 21, 2014: Election Commission Releases Updated Candidate List
By News Release @ 12:21 AM :: 4368 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending March 21, 2014....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii Health Connector: Only 23 Employers Applied March 1-15
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 4124 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Only 5,394 enrollments in the individual marketplace....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Auditor: Eight Transportation Special Funds Do Not Meet Criteria
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:44 PM :: 3589 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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We also found instances where multiple funds were combined as a single fund in reports and did not include specific details of individual funds or accounts....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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HART Lawyer Gives Last Word on Rail Case
By Robert Thomas @ 6:15 PM :: 4119 Views :: Rail
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Mr. Thornton notes that the decision is one "of national importance for transit and highway projects" because....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii lawmaker calls for federal investigation into Obamacare spending
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:10 PM :: 3686 Views :: Health Care
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“The lack of transparency regarding the grant expenditure requirements prompts this request for information and documentation”
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Senator Russell Ruderman Defends the Haters of Technology
By Selected News Articles @ 4:57 PM :: 4408 Views :: GMOs
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If you saw all of this on the social media, as a farmer, what would you think?
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii lawmaker challenges Alabama group’s ‘Teaching Tolerance’
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:17 AM :: 4104 Views :: Education K-12
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...Rep. Bob McDermott has asked the Alabama State Bar Disciplinary Commission to investigate the Southern Poverty Law Center’s top administrators....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Have You Saved $2,500 Lately?
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:39 AM :: 3266 Views :: Health Care
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President Obama recently admitted that Obamacare will cause some Americans to lose their doctors....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Full Text: Hawaii restrictions on gun carrying held unconstitutional
By Selected News Articles @ 1:02 AM :: 6737 Views :: Second Amendment
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The case is Baker v. Kealoha (9th Cir. Mar. 20, 2014) ....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Own Ivory? 89% Chance You Won't Be Able to Sell it Legally if Clayton Hee Gets His Way
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 6539 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism
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Hawaii is the third largest retailer of ivory and ivory products in the nation....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Sen Slom asks GAO to Investigate Hawaii Health Connector
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 9:35 PM :: 4093 Views :: Health Care
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To date Hawaii has failed or refused to release information pertaining to the grants citing “”a potential threat”....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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New Reading and Math Tests to Get 'Test Run'
By News Release @ 9:24 PM :: 3746 Views :: Education K-12
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Students in grades 3-8 and 11 at 91 schools statewide will participate in the field test of the new Smarter Balanced assessments....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Brookings: Great Recession Pushes Hawaii Long Term Unemployed to Margin of Labor Market
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 5028 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The long-term unemployed have problems finding work wherever they are, even in states with the lowest unemployment – Hawaii....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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HECO 'Renewable Watch' Shows Erratic 'Clean' Energy Flow in Real Time
By News Release @ 8:56 PM :: 4256 Views :: Energy
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“Renewable Watch” for Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island, online displays that show the daily contribution of solar and wind generation on each island and how energy from these resources changes throughout the day....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Army on budget, on schedule with hypersonic missile program
By News Release @ 1:09 PM :: 3936 Views :: Military
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...an AHW was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, and arrived 30 minutes later at the Reagan Test Site, U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands -- a distance of about 2,500 miles....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Obamacare Again Goes Before Supreme Court Next Week
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:47 PM :: 3757 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare has caused seemingly endless problems, and one of the big—and very personal—ones will be on display at the Supreme Court next week....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Rep Pat Saiki Elected GOP Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 AM :: 5374 Views :: Republican Party
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the Hawaii Republican State Committee voted 37-8 with one abstention to elect former US Rep Pat Saiki Party Chair....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Reps. Johanson and Fukumoto Mid-Session Report
By Video @ 1:19 AM :: 6172 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Republican Party
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Representatives Aaron Ling Johanson, Minority Leader and Beth Fukumoto Minority Floor Leader present a mid-session legislative report for 2014....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Hawaii laments defense cuts in Asia-Pacific theater
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:07 AM :: 3946 Views :: Military
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It’s a lot of bad news, says one Hawaii Democrat....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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NPR: Me and Mr. Jones
By Audio @ 8:34 PM :: 4939 Views :: Jones Act
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If you want to send a bunch of oranges by truck from Florida to Baltimore, no one cares who made the truck....
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